HebrewH5966Verb
עָלַע
a.la
“to suck”
1Occurrences
H5966Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to sip up
a primitive root;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
- to suck up (meaning uncertain) 1a) (Piel) to drink
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
H:V
Full Description
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
עָלַע appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Job
1
Key Passages
Job 39:30BSB
His young ones feast on blood;and where the slain are, there he is.”
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